Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
HOW TO SAY YOU ARE HAVING FUN IN PORTUGUESE If you are trying to say that you are having fun, or having a good time in Brazilian Portuguese, there are several ways to express this: 1. Curtir This verb is slang for “to have fun” or “to enjoy.” It’s frequently used by young people to talk [...]
HOW TO MAKE NOUNS PLURAL IN PORTUGUESE Here are some rules for forming plural nouns in Brazilian Portuguese: Words ending in vowels Just add an “s.” janela –> janelas [window -> windows] cotovelo –> cotovelos [elbow -> elbows] jacaré –> jacarés [crocodile -> crocodiles} 2. Words ending in "r" "s" or "z" Add an "es." [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
THE HISTORY OF BRAZILIAN CURRENCY Brazilian currency has undergone many changes throughout history. Until recently, the Brazilian economy was quite unstable and inflation was often quite high, and as a result the currency changed many times. You’ll note that some of the currencies were used for less than a year! Réis: used during the Portuguese empire [...]
College Majors in Brazil In Brazil, a college major is called a graduação. Unlike American universities, Brazilian colleges allow students to graduate as lawyers, doctors, and other specialized careers from their undergraduate studies, although some majors will take more than four years to receive the degree. We’re going to take a look at some common Brazilian [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
DICTIONARY OF PORTUGUESE INTERNET ABBREVIATIONS Most Brazilians use MSN to chat online with IM. Like in English, Brazilian chat lingo tends to shorten many words, so it takes a little getting used to. Here is a quick reference for some very common Portuguese internet abbreviations: rsrsrs – “risos”, dar risada (represents laughter) ñ, naum - não (no) [...]
Happy Birthday in Portuguese To say ”Happy Birthday” to someone in Portuguese, you say: “feliz aniversário” Sung to the tune of Happy Birthday, the song Parabéns pra você is what people sing in Brazil to celebrate someone’s birthday. Parabéns pra você Nesta data querida Muitas felicidades Muitos anos de vida! Parabéns pra você Nesta data querida Muitas felicidades Muitos anos de vida! Parabéns pra você Congratulations to you Nesta [...]
Augmentatives In Portuguese The suffix -ão is often used in Portuguese as an augmentative. An augmentative increases the quality of the original word, often indicating a larger size. For example: forte (strong) – fortão (very strong) centro (centre) – centrão (big centre) Augmentatives are very popular in Brazil. An important football championship is the Brasileirão and [...]
TELLING TIME IN PORTUGUESE In Brazilian Portuguese, this is how we tell time: 9h00: São nove horas. / São nove horas da manhã. 9h05: São nove e cinco. 9h10: São nove e dez. 9h15: São nove e quinze. 9h20: São nove e vinte. 9h25: São nove e vinte e cinco. 9h30: São nove e meia. / São nove e [...]
Portuguese Expressions Using Poder The word “poder” has two meanings in Brazilian Portuguese. First, poder means “power” (referring to authority or force, not electrical). Poder is also the Brazilian Portuguese verb for “to be able to”. Just a clarification: In English, we use the word “power” to talk about electricity. However when referring to electrical [...]
Portuguese Expressions With “Dar” The use of the Brazilian Portuguese verb Dar to give with the alternate meaning to be possible is ubiquitous in Brazil. Using dar in this manner is different from using poder; dar indicates possibility and likelihood of an occurrence in an impersonal way. Poder serves to specify literal ability: he can complete [...]
I am obsessed with Caipirinhas. This is the simplest, healthiest and most delicious alcoholic beverage ever invented. There are no artificially sweetened sirups, nasty boxed 0% juices or all of the other sludge that’s dumped into the mixed drinks served at college night at your local T.G.I. Fridays. First of all, a Caipirinha contains only [...]
LEVAR VS. TRAZER In Portuguese, the verbs levar and trazer may be confusing to some people. Levar (to take) is used to indicate a movement away from the speaker or the place where the speaker is at the moment of speaking while trazer (to bring) is used to indicate a movement toward the speaker or the place [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
Japanese Culture In Brazil & Some Japanese Words That Have Been Adopted into Portuguese Brazil is that the country has the largest Japanese population outside of Japan. Japanese immigrants have been here for over 100 years, and the culture has been deeply infiltrated into a number of communities in the country. In São Paulo and [...]
Hopeful Expressions in Portuguese In Brazilian Portugues, the word for hope is esperança. How do you say “I hope that….,” “If only…” or “Hopefully” in Brazilian Portuguese? Let’s take a look at these various expressions and learn how! Tomara Que Tomara (que) {followed by a subjunctive verb} “tomara que ela goste” – “let’s hope she likes it” “tomara que [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE In my opinion, the best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly [...]
